Room 328, Early Monday Evening

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Sam was lounging on his bed, scouring the internet for tips on puppy training when, like a little furry magnet, Scout hopped into his lap, and began to sniff at the laptop.

"Hey, no licking the Christmas present," Sam said, trying to reposition Scout without having to actually move himself, but it wasn't long before the struggle ended with Scout sprawled across the keyboard as he pressed his nose against the monitor.

Sam finally sat up and fully lifted Scout off of the laptop, and put him onto the floor. "You were a cat in a past life, weren't you?" Sadly, he still couldn't tell if Scout's yipping noises meant "Yes" or "No."

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Dawn was in no way giggling at her cute boyfriend and his possibly more adorable puppy from the doorway. Anyone hearing that would have just been imagining things. "Ready for the invasion?"

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Sam looked up and resisted the urge to stick his tongue out at her for giggling. "What invasion?" he asked, pushing the power cord out of Scout's reach before he could get any ideas.

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Dawn let Scout sniff her hand, then plopped down on the bed near Sam. "New people, the sequel? Undoubtedly some people who will make our lives even more interesting than they already are." She scratched Scout between the ears.

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"Ah, I almost forgot about that," Sam replied, shifting to give Dawn enough space. "I'm as ready as I ever am to meet new people, although I suppose I have to be a little more ready than usual this time around. I don't know if I told you - I signed up for that Big Sibling thing, to help one of the new students around."

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"Oh, that'll be fun," Dawn said, feeling a twinge of guilt at how little she saw her own Little Sibling. "Plus, it'll get you into the big brother groove. Any idea who you got?"

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"Not yet. They said we'll find out once everyone gets here. I know it's not the same as having an actual little sibling," he said. "But I figure any kind of practice can help, right?"

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"Of course," Dawn said, nodding enthusiastically and trying to read over Sam's shoulder. "I can't wait to see you changing diapers."

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"Uh. Isn't that going to be my dad and Zoe's job?" Sam asked.

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"Well, most of the time, but does that mean you're not going to babysit?" Dawn asked.

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"Sure I am. But then Dean should probably do it. He's the one with experience. I'll probably end up putting the diaper on backwards or something."

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"You could ask your dad or Dean how to do it, maybe?" Dawn glanced at the laptop. "Ooooor, you could find instructions on the internet somewhere?"

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Sam held his hands out as though he was weighing his options. "Hmmm. Learning how to do something new vs. dealing with dirty diapers. I think this might be the one time I'd actually prefer to stay ignorant."

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Dawn nudged him with her foot. "I bet you'll be missing something important...like an opportunity to tell your little brother that he can't say that to you, you remember changing his diapers, or something."

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"Dean does like to occasionally pull that on me," Sam admitted. "It might be worth it, but only a few times."

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"And then there's the feeding..." Dawn teased.

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"Feeding doesn't sound quite as bad as dealing with diapers though. I imagine the smell alone is more pleasant."

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She made a face. "God, I hope so." She continued to pet Scout, scratching his tummy when he rolled over. "Whatcha researching?"

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"Right now? How to paper train puppies," Sam said, giving Scout his own tummy scratches.

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She laughed. "Okay, yeah, not going to argue with that. Not that the puddles aren't cute..."

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"Everything Scout does is cute, but it's time for him to be trained. Luckily, he's a very smart puppy, so I just hope he'll pick up on it quickly."

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"I'm sure he will," Dawn bent down to meet Scout's eyes and got a puppy kiss for her troubles. She wiped her mouth off on her arm. "Find anything good?"

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"I've found more information than I could ever hope to use," Sam said. "I don't know if it's good yet though."

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Dawn looked at the puppy suspiciously. "You'll let me know what I have to do, so I'm consistent with what you're doing?"

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"Sure," Sam replied. "You don't have to help if you don't want to. I mean, technically he's my puppy, and I know training can be kind of gross, so I don't want to make you feel like you have to help."

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"I know he's your puppy," Dawn laughed, "and I would never try to come between a boy and his dog. But if you're not here because you're in class or at the library and he does something he's not supposed to, not that he ever would," she scratched Scout's ears again, "I need to know how to treat him so he knows its just as unacceptable when you're not around."